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Category: For the record

For the record: Corrected Kids Reading Room puzzle

In the July 1 Sunday comics section, the puzzle grid and "Today's Solution" for the Kids Across/Parents Down puzzle were incorrect. The correct puzzle and solution appear below. (Click on the puzzle to view it larger and to print.)

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Here are the missing reports from Monday's weather page

A portion of Monday's weather page was obscured by an advertisement. The complete graphic -- which includes the "surf and sea" report, precipitation data and the California cities list -- appears below. Click on the graphic to view it larger.

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Headline changed after readers respond to poorly worded tweet

Zimmerman tweet

Sometimes it takes fewer than 140 characters to make a big impression -- the wrong impression, in the case of a tweet sent from our @latimes Twitter handle Tuesday morning.

The tweet in question referenced a recently published story about George Zimmerman, the man at the center of the case of the death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. The text of the tweet closely followed the language of the story's original headline:

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Readers were quick to respond on Twitter, objecting to the tone of the tweet and headline, which they interpreted as supportive of Zimmerman's fundraising efforts. 

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For the record: Feb. 10

For the record column published Feb. 10

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For the record: Feb. 8-9

For the record column published Feb. 8 and Feb. 9

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For the record: Feb. 4-5

For the record column published Feb. 4 and Feb. 5

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For the record: Feb. 3

For the record column published Feb. 3

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For the record: Feb. 1-2

For the record column published Feb. 1 and Feb. 2

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For the record: Jan. 29-30

For the record column published Jan. 29 and Jan. 30

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For the record: Jan. 28

For the record column published Jan. 28

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For the record: Jan. 27

For the record column published Jan. 27

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For the record: Jan. 26

For the record column published Jan. 26

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